October 18, 2015 Introduction to Mobile Applications Subu Musti

2 I can’t teach how to build Games!

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4 Pop Quiz!

5 Question 1 How many mobile phones are there in the world?

6 #1: 5B and counting Source: Statista

7 Question 2 How many of those are “Smart” phones

8 #2: 200M in US; 600M in China; 200M in India Source: eMarketer

9 Question 3 How many “Apps” are Out there?

10 #3: 3M+ Source: appfigures

11 Question 4 How many of those become “Zombie Apps”?

12 #4: 85% or Nearly 2.5M+ Source: techcrunch

13 #4: “Zombie Apps” by Category Source: techcrunch

14 #4: It’s too easy to get lost in the “crowd”

15 Question 5 What Are The Challenges for Mobile App “Success”

16 #5: Creating a “Mee Too” app Need Find Like

17 Let’s Build that App!

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19 #1 – Why Do I Need That App?

20 #2 – What Do I Build?

21 #3 – How Do I Build?

22 Here’s How it’s Done!

23 Mobile Apps – The Process IdeateValidateCreateTestTEST PublishMarketSupport Enhance Market

24 Mobile Apps – Key Elements

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26 How do you Build it?

27 You Need The Right Tools…

28 Select Style Select Skin Add Blocks Check Design Previe w App Publis h Sample Tool

29 1. How many apps will you build? 2. What’s your primary Skill? 3. How long do you need the app for? 4. Where does the content reside? 5. How much money can you spend? 6. What features will you need? 7. How much flexibility do you need? 8. How will you support & maintain the app? Select a Tool That Fits Your Needs…

30 Remember the Mobile Advantage!

31 Mobile Advantage! Features Apps

32 Let’s Check a few!

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37 Mobile = FUN! Thank YOU!